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 * Copyright (c) 2008 - TheNittyGritty - Thomas Brekelmans
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package nl.thenittygritty.list.sorter
{
	import nl.thenittygritty.list.List;
	import nl.thenittygritty.specification.ISpecification;	

	/**
	* The default sorter interface which should be programmed to when dealing 
	* with a (subclass of) nl.thenittygritty.list.sorter.Sorter.
	*/
	public interface ISorter
	{
		function addCriterion(specification:ISpecification, sortingAlgorithm:Function = null, sortingOptions:Number = 0):void;
		
		/**
		* Sorts a given list into sublists according to the added criterion specification, each sublist is optionally sorted based on the corresponding criterion sorting algorithm and options.
		* 
		* @param list The list that will be sorted.
		*/
		function sort(list:List):List
	}
}